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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439694 | Adjustable lectern system An adjustable lectern includes a base portion having a tubular upstanding base member and a tubular upstanding tower member that is mounted in a telescoping arrangement with respect to the base member. The base member and the tower member are each respectively forme... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7303172 | Secure dish holder A secure dish holder that easily and firmly attaches to tables and various other structures without relying on suction or adhesive. The secure dish holder is easily released by an adult, but securely holds a dish or another article so that it is not easily spilled o... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7274555 | Stand for supporting a monitor main body A monitor having: a monitor main body displaying a picture; a base member; a stand member standing on the base member; a moving member combined to the stand member to move up and down, that supports the monitor main body with a force counterbalancing a weight of the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7191907 | Adjustable safety net system A safety net system is configured for mounting to a rack having a pair of spaced apart upstanding posts, in which the upstanding posts have open tops and holes formed in side walls thereof. The safety net system includes a pair of spaced apart uprights, upper and lo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178468 | Table A table may include a table top, a frame and one or more support members such as legs. Advantageously, the table top may include a generally planar upper surface and a generally planar lower surface. In particular, the lower surface of the table top may be substanti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7104203 | Height adjustable device for a retractable tube assembly A height adjustable device is received in the inner tube which is retractably inserted in an outer tube, and includes a base which is fixed in the inner tube and two stop plates are pivotably connected of the base. Two respective first ends of the two stop plates ex... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106014 | Lectern A lectern incorporating a support member having a recess that can receive a control panel or laptop or notebook computer, for use with the by a speaker or other presenter. The support member defines an interior, and includes a keyboard tray slidably received within ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7048238 | Telescope support stand system A telescope support stand system for side cutaway view of the present invention in the contracted position. The telescope support stand system includes a base that is permanently secured to a floor, a lower tube attached to the base, an upper tube slidably positione... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6997422 | Stand Methods and apparatus for providing an adjustable balancing force are provided. This mechanism can be used as a lifting force, a counter balancing mechanism or as a horizontal or other force mechanism. A stand in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the presen... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6971624 | Adjustable support for data entry/interface device An adjustable support assembly for a data entry/interface device for computers or the like such as a keyboard, keypad, laptop/notebook computer, personal data/digital assistant, tablet PC, trackball or the like provides selective adjustment of both height and angula... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6923410 | Contractible table leg structure The present invention discloses a contractible table leg structure, comprising: an external sleeve; a folding rod, being a rod member with a cross section substantially in successive V-shaped turning surfaces, and having an included angle in the middle, a plurality ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910590 | Inventory display rack A method and a display rack apparatus for the efficient display of large or bulky inventory items. The display rack includes mounting brackets attached to sloping lateral frame arms to support similar parts of disassembled items of inventory in an inclined, raised a... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905102 | Keyboard support bracket structure An angularly adjustable keyboard support bracket includes a mounting rack attached to a desktop, a movable arm coupled with the mounting rack through a pin, and a bracing rack coupled with another end of the movable arm through another pin for holding a tray. A rota... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6857378 | Table with adjustable support A table has an adjustable support wherein the ratchet mechanism that locks the position of the tray with respect to the base may be moved to the unlocked position with the user's leg while the tray of the table is held by the user's hands. The table may also have a ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854402 | Adjustable shelf A shelf stores items and provides for organized and attractive display with ease of item access. Conforming to a defined physical environment or variable storage space optimally requires the shelf to provide for both vertical and horizontal adjustment. Here this is ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6550728 | Height adjustable table A height adjustable table, preferably with a circular tabletop which includes a vertically telescoping column to support the tabletop and with the column telescoping between extended and retracted positions. A base supports lower end of the column vertica... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6398176 | Supporting assembly for articles A supporting assembly includes a mounting seat secured to an object, an inner connecting member having a first end pivotally connected to the mounting seat, an outer connecting member having a first end pivotally connected to the mounting seat by an axle,... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6247772 | Cabinet unit with pivoting height-adjustable work surface A cabinet unit comprising a base unit that defines a first work surface and a pivoting table top which defines a second work surface. The pivoting table top has one end mounted to the base unit by a telescoping pivot assembly, and at the opposite end is s... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240856 | Vehicle tool tray The vehicle tool tray has a T-shaped based mounted on casters. A vertical post is mounted to the base at the junction of the shaft and crossbar of the Tee. The vertical post is composed of two telescoping sections which are preferably square and tubular i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6040675 | Supporting apparatus using magnetic power A supporting apparatus for supporting a table having N degrees of freedom, where N is an integer greater than one. The apparatus includes a stage and a leaf spring mounted on the stage. The spring initially contacts the table at a contact point and has a ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038986 | Brake operational control A height adjustable mechanism for supporting a work support for vertical movement relative to a base includes a counterbalance mechanism for providing a force opposing a downward force tending to lower the work support; a lock mechanism for releasably ret... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5990650 | Method and apparatus for orienting a disk via edge contact A method and apparatus for orienting a disk to precisely align a fiducial mark on the disk relative to an external reference point while gripping the disk only along its circumferential edge.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5894805 | Selective vertical locking mechanism for telescoping tubes A selective vertical locking mechanism is provided for use with a pair of telescoping tubes. A locking mechanism releasably locks the inner tube relative to the outer tube for adjustment of table height. The locking mechanism includes a housing disposed a... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5797331 | Counterbalanced table mechanism A mechanism for use in controlling vertical movement of a surface, such as a table top, supported for movement between upper and lower vertical positions, including a counterbalance mechanism for counterbalancing at least part of the weight of the surface... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5788192 | Portable splicing rack and apparatus to secure a bracket A cable splicing rack has a base 1, arms 13a and 13b having slots 16, removable brackets 20 and caps 48. Four side frame members 6 pivotally connected together at their extremities with a through bolt 11 and nut 12 assembly compose the base 1. The base 1 ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5769005 | Adjustable length table leg for a massage table An adjustable length member, which can serve as a leg for an adjustable height table, is disclosed. A first channel of the adjustable length member contains a rack mechanism on the inside surface while the internesting second channel contains a pawl, whic... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5706739 | Height adjustable counterbalance workstation A height adjustable workstation uses a torsion spring in association with a transmission for providing a counterbalance force opposing downward forces applied to the work surface. The workstation has telescoping legs and the telescopic movement thereof is... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5681017 | Adjustable keyboard holder An adjustable holder (8) for supporting and positioning equipment is disclosed. The adjustable holder (8) includes a collar (22) which slides on a substantially upright support leg (20). The collar (22) is attached to one end of an arm (24). A tray (26) i... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5595128 | Table assembly The table assembly comprises a first longitudinally grooved and elongated supporting member disposed substantially vertically. A mounting device removably connects the first supporting member to a fixed structure. A second longitudinally grooved and elong... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5586830 | Pivoting and variable height table A device (10) is disclosed including a shelf (80) mounted to a lift tube (76) of a lift sub-assembly (74). An adjustment cone (88) is secured to the lower end of a rod (86) having its upper end pivotably secured to a handle (82) in turn pivotably secured ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5479852 | Table height adjustable device A table with extendable legs includes a table top and a plurality of legs extending vertically downward from the table top. Each leg is variably juxtaposed with an extension member along a tapered tongue and groove interface. Each leg and extension member... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5476049 | Motion control apparatus Motion control apparatus is provided for permitting movement of a slidable member in one direction relative to a fixed support while releasably preventing movement in the opposite direction or for releasably preventing movement of the slidable member in e... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5467721 | Vertically movable table A table surface (11) adjusts in set increments to a variety of vertical positions. The table surface (11) moves only in a vertical direction, as determined through use of a vertical guide (16) that traverses a vertical tract (15). A tooth (35) and pawl (4... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5427035 | Height-adjustable table A height-adjustable table, especially a desk, has at least one table leg including two vertically extending outer tubular elements connected by a central stay in which inner tubular elements are telescopically guided. The inner tubular elements of the tab... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5423502 | Apparatus for positioning a sewing work station and method of using same The invention is a readily adjustable work station. The invention includes a manual or machine driven linkage for adjusting the vertical position of a work station top surface in a level manner. This linkage includes rack and gear sets associated with mov... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5289782 | Adjustable height table An adjustable height table having a top that can be vertically adjusted to various heights by a pair of telescoping legs and a counterbalance weight mechanism which includes a weight box and weights that can be easily added or removed by the user dependin... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5265542 | Motion control apparatus Motion control apparatus is provided for permitting movement of a slidable member in one direction relative to a fixed support while releasably preventing movement in the opposite direction or for releasably preventing movement of the slidable member in e... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5170720 | Adjustable car table A food service tray for use in an automobile is supported on one end by an automobile seat, and is supported on its opposite end by an adjustable height leg stand. The adjustable leg stand includes a stanchion which is mounted for extension and retraction... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5106043 | Spring and lock support for overbed table A bedside table has a base with a vertical tube thereon, a tabletop with a vertical member slidably disposed in the tube, and a locking mechanism which can releasably lock the tube and vertical member against relative movement. The locking mechanism inclu... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5039054 | Safe height-adjusting device A safe height-adjusting device includes two pairs of pivotally interconnected triangular plates which support the upper portion of a two-part body on the lower portion of the two-part body. When the height of the body is adjusted, the fingers of the user ... | 08/13/1991 |
